a. Daren Cilaub. Rock Steady Cruise, several patches from The Ovaltinees to the junction with Acupuncture Passagec. Aggregations of tiny white and yellow beads, some attached to and formed fully around gypsum crystalsd. Sand, fluffy/bobbly mud and occasional angular rocks, in a walking sized phreatic passagee. Pictures attachedf. Between 320859,213181 and 320564,213540 from about 162 to 153 metres below the surface.

a. Daren Cilaub. Agua Colarada, several patches from Big Chamber to Trowser Fillerc. Aggregations of tiny white and yellow beads, desiccated coconut, white rafts and wafers, tiny brown beads inside the mudd. Sand, fluffy/bobbly mud and occasional angular rocks, in a large phreatic aven and a flat-out to walking-sized phreatic passagee. Pictures attachedf. Coincidental with gypsum snowdrifts. One very large lump which appears to be a gypsum geode-like-formation rather than a CCC. Between 320057,214131 and 319800,214404 from about 177 to 189 metres below the surface.

a. Daren Cilaub. Friday The Thirteenth, several patchesc. Aggregations of tiny white and yellow beads, white popcorn, white rafts with larger white beads on one sided. Large fluffy/bobbly mud and occasional angular rocks, in a large phreatic passagee. Pictures attachedf. Between 319717,214379 and 319649,214246 from about 191 to 186 metres below the surface.

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a. Daren Cilaub. Still Warthogs After All These Years, patches before and after Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (DADES)c. Tiny white beads, aggregations of tiny white beads, larger aggregations of brown beadsd. Fluffy/bobbly mud and angular boulders, in a low phreatic passage and larger breakdown passagee. Pictures attachedf. Difficult area to get to, requires passing tight squeezes. Between 319735,214021 and 319758,213940 from about 179 to 182 metres below the surface.

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There are doubtless many other places in the cave with similar deposits. It sounds like they may be in the Flyovers and Half Mile Passage area, but I have not yet had a chance to check those areas. It's a big cave.

Some of the deposits listed here may be decomposing gypsum crystals, but a great many appear to be CCCs. Time Machine failed to reveal any CCCs, but has other unusual white formations, which may be formed by condensing vapour containing calcite or gypsum.

Not sure about this set. I noticed them in my photograph of some unusual frosty spherical formations, and did not examine them in person. It is possible that the spherical formations are also cryogenic in origin (and perhaps also the selenite crystals, as they are often seen in conjunction with the fluffy mud).

a. Daren Cilaub. Busman's Holiday, on the left side of the first piece of large passage after the long crawl beyond Bridge Cavern (heading towards Ogof Cnwc)c. Very large white flat-sided yellow/white beads, small white beads and aggregations of white beadsd. Angular boulders in a large breakdown passagee. Pictures attachedf. 320780,214980. Altitude not known, but should be approximately 100 metres below surface.

Very impressive set, with the large beads being about 2 cm in diameter.

Difficult to be certain with this set, due to it being immersed in a mud matrix, combined with multi-coloured gravel. It may just be white gravel, but in person, it appeared to be more likely to be cryogenic.

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